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In many regions of the developing world, there is a scarcity of ground-based measuring stations to record environmental conditions such as rainfall and temperature. These data are desperately needed to inform decision making in agriculture, water resource management, energy generation and other sectors. In areas that have little or no ground-based coverage, governments and institutions rely increasingly on satellite-derived estimates, but how accurate are they?
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Recent news and publications...
IRI forecasts a weakening of La Niña conditions by the summer of 2008. view
Weather Types & Rainfall over Senegal. Part II: Downscaling of GCM Simulations. (J. of Climate) view
IRI-mentored doctoral student wins IIASA award for work on index-based climate insurance. view
Upcoming events and seminars...
April 16, 2008: Climate, Forecast and Impacts Briefing. view
April 16, 2008: Special Seminar: Media and Science: Why you should care. view
April 23, 2008: The Columbia Climate Center. view
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